The National Institute of Health suggests that cranberry juice helps prevent UTIs though. They also usually don't get over 8 in tall. I firmly believe in knowing about what you eat, how it grows, and how it is produced. Cranberries are a type of evergreen shrub, which is perhaps why they have come to represent the holidays, with their red berries and evergreen trimmings. Blowing sand, which causes growth and stimulation, may partly be why cranberry bogs are often found in sandy soils. Begin by filling the sink with cold water, and then dump in the bags of cranberries. Ben pours a box of our dry-harvested berries into the top and they bounce down as the machine drops bad berries into a trough below. The fruit is delivered to fresh fruit receiving An old wives tale is that that you should drink cranberry juice to cure a urinary tract infection (UTI) or kidney problem. There is no good correlation between cranberries and treating UTIs. Check out this paper by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) or from the Cochrane Collaboration of not-for-profit researchers that also concluded that there is no evidence of this theory. Cranberries are known for their tart flavor, long shelf-life, and beautiful color. This is why they do well in the North Eastern US. Harvest The cranberry harvest takes place once a year from mid-September through early November. You’re perplexed, but have no problem showing them your spider flower house plant and having a good laugh in the end. The tweet about cranberries doesn’t mention the wolf spiders that sometimes crawl on workers when bogs are flooded: There are two methods for cranberry harvest- wet method and dry method. Ocean Spray Cranberry farms are a part of a large cooperative established in 1933 that includes the US, Canada, and Chile. We spend the evening at the Gilmore home, eating and drinking a cranberry-infused menu of passed-down recipes in their gorgeous barn, listening to family stories, and laughing with friends. Harvesting. Cranberries can be dry harvested, with machines that comb the berries off the vines and into burlap bags. The vines are long-lived and some are thought to be over 150 years old, which makes them ideal for cultivation because they do not need replanting. In a large pot, stir sugar and cloves into water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add cranberries to water and stir gently until berries begin to pop.  Cut orange into small pieces and add to cranberries, continuing to stir gently till berries are all popped. Add walnuts and mix thoroughly.  Transfer to a pretty bowl and let cool about an hour before transferring to refrigerator. Serve with turkey dinner. Accept compliments! We share with you everything you need to know about growing cranberries, from the varieties, the tricks, pruning, pests to be aware of, harvesting and storing. As you know from the article, cranberries float, so the good ones should float and the bad ones sink. Wet harvesting wasn’t discovered as a viable technique until the 1960s, but now it’s used by the majority of cranberry growers for harvesting the majority of their crop. Dry Harvesting. Cranberries are also called mossberries and fenberries in England. The cranberries are being corralled by a floating vinyl boom that is being dragged across the bog in an ever-tightening circle. We’ve missed the harvesting season for white cranberries, which are the first variety ripe for the picking, but we are right on time to participate in the wet and dry harvests of the colorful red varieties like Early Blacks, Stevens, and Howes. But, If you're like me, you might like to make home made cranberry sauce, or know a bit more about where those berries came from. Most cranberries are made into juice, jelly/compote, or sauce. The name, cranberry, derives from the German, kraanbere (English translation, craneberry), first named as cranberry in English by the missionary John Eliot in 1647. As you know from the article, cranberries float, so the good ones should float and the bad ones sink. Five states across the U.S. grow cranberries — Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Washington, and Oregon — and have yearly festivals where you can get up close and personal with the tiny tarts and/or sample homemade jams, juices, and other treats made from local cranberries. Navigate the map to find a participating farm. In the meantime, travel to the store and pick up a pack of fresh berries while they are in season. The red berries are tart and appropriately colored for the season with a bright red color. Pulling out debris before the berries head on the truck; Photo by Katherine Alex Beaven. At one point I’m trying to get that perfect shot, and at another, I’m raking and pushing the berries toward the suction hose that takes them to the large loading truck parked next to the bog. Also known as wet harvesting, the dry bogs are flooded with up to 18 inches (45.7 centimeters) of water the night before the harvest. Raking and corralling the berries in the bog; Photo by Katherine Alex Beaven. So, like the spiders, I’m currently standing in the middle of a wet harvest, just trying to keep up. Despite the benefits and potential harms of cranberries, they are a delightful food that you shouldn't shy away from. Nov 11, 2020 - Explore Janet Griffin's board "Autumn Foods- Savory", followed by 1616 people on Pinterest. The trouble comes from the fact that cranberries have high levels of a chemical called oxalate. Others flood the bogs and corral the cranberries, which float. The berries are high in vitamin C and also have a high salicylic acid content, this is why you have to add sugar to cranberry compote or sauce (on a side note, salicylic acid is what is used in facial cleaner pads for its astringent properties). ©2019 theinfinitespider. The salicyclic acid in cranberries is also an ingredient found in aspirin, which is  is used to reduce swelling and prevent blood clots. "Yeah, not much," I reply. Shift switch Shift switch: Harvesting Wisconsin cranberries. They’re pulling out leaves and vines and who knows what else (spiders?!) The Cranberry Station even has a system to help growers predict frost danger, using temperature, dewpoint, and other inputs. Click to highlight up to 20 words in a group and then click the Select button that appears. Destinations That Should Be on Your Radar in 2021, How to Pick the Perfect Caribbean All-Inclusive Resort: What to Ask Yourself and the Hotel, Caribbean Hurricane Season: What You Need to Know Before Your Trip. All rights reserved. He's a sixth generation cranberry farmer; his great-great-great grandfather, John Makepeace, was one of the three founding fathers of the Ocean Spray cooperative back in 1930. This family eats, breathes, and bleeds cranberries; can trace their lineage back to the Mayflower; and gives thanks to this tart and tiny native fruit — spiders and all — all year long. Once the berries are plump and ripe for the picking, farmers flood the bog with water, just above the tops of the vines, and go in with large metal machines called “egg beaters” or “pickers” to loosen the berries from the vines. 2 bags of fresh cranberries, sorted and rinsed. There are two conveyor belts that carry the remaining berries to our fingers for manual inspections, and then eventually drop the good berries into wooden crates resting on the floor. Behind me, Sue and another woman are elbows deep in a trough of cranberries fresh from the bog. Sue Gilmore; Photo by Katherine Alex Beaven. There were fewer spiders then; I’d even sat down in the shallow bog for that ecstatic “look I’m in a bog!” photo. Cranberries are a common side for holiday dishes in North America, especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's thought that Algonquian Native Americans introduced them to European settlers. In the early spring, the cranberry runners begin to flower. Click a map marker to view more information about the venue including contact information and offerings. Before leaving the farm, we are invited into a barn where Sue and Ben excitedly start up an old-fashioned (though never-used) electronic separator. Pick through them and remove any squishy, brown, or discolored berries. For this, cranberry growers use a mechanical picker that looks like a large lawnmower.  Cranberries grow along the ground as a creeping shrub that can get up to 6-7 ft long. There are records of early ships using the berries to prevent scurvy. Fresh cranberries bounce when dropped. They are found in Eastern North America, in acidic bogs and wetlands. Wisconsin is the No. The Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association has created a cranberry harvest trail guide.At the Cape Farm and Cranberry Company in Harwich, for example, you can enjoy a guided tour of the farm and bog, shop at the farm stand and gift shop, and visit the farm animals. We move in a boxed spiral path while the picker churns underwater, and I watch as we leave a trail of bobbing berries in our wake. In fact, as a fruit with such deep history — it’s one of our country’s few commercially grown native fruits, and it has appeared on our tables since the first Thanksgiving dinner (and was used by Native Americans long before that) — we don’t know much about it. Get every new post on this blog delivered to your Inbox. The North American species is Vaccinium macrocarpon. From the top of the truck, the bog is gorgeous; different shades of red look like spilled paint on a black canvas. Cranberry sauce is a long running tradition in my family (and I usually end up calling Mom the day before because I can't remember the recipe). See more ideas about Recipes, Food, Cooking recipes. The plants require a great deal of water to cultivate, and the bogs in which they grow must be kept continually wet and moist. It was a misty morning, and the moisture in the air revealed spider gardens everywhere on Orville Lake Trail. Commercial cranberry growers have two methods of harvest, depending on what the fruit will be used for: wet harvesting and dry harvesting. It's the best way to get the absolute freshest of berries. before the berries run through a final power spray wash and bounce down into the truck bed. By the time I look up, it’s the size of a claustrophobic kiddie pool and they’re telling us to get out. Cranberry chambers; Photo by Katherine Alex Beaven. I take a cue from Ben and pop a few of the crunchy, tart berries into my mouth. In 2017, I had the opportunity to help harvest cranberries at Dempze Cranberry Co. in Biron, where I experienced first-hand the work that goes into this important Wisconsin industry. You really gotta be chill with spiders if you’re gonna work a cranberry harvest.” posted by Pallas Athena at 8:11 AM on November 25, 2020 That night I’d practically torn away from the group upon arrival, jumping into a pair of waders before heading straight into the bog, which was cleverly set up like a bar and featured an impressive selection of cranberry booze. In Massachusetts, dry harvests account for only 10 percent of a grower’s crop, while wet harvesting — which produces berries for juicing and processing into other food products like Craisins — accounts for the remaining 90 percent. While the berries are growing, budding, and flowering, the spiders make home in the vines, cleaning the vines of any insects. It looks like a slightly curved, large-toothed comb with a basket on the end, and I’m told to brush the comb through the vines with a slight rocking motion to separate the cranberries from the vines before dumping them into a wooden crate. The first successful water harvesting was in the 1960s; this is the predominant method of cranberry harvesting used today. This may also be beneficial for controlling pests, fungal spores, and insects, as well as helping to bury new seeds. That’s what allows it to float, and ultimately what makes wet harvests possible. For many the only thing they may think of when they prepare cranberries is that sucking sound that the solid mass of cranberry makes as it slides out of the can. Wet harvesting methods are typically used for fruit that are destined to be made into juices, sauces, or as ingredients in processed foods. This happens when the flooded bogs are frozen, with 3-4" of ice on them. Like tiny acrobats balancing on red balls, the birds paid no mind to the workers moving the cranberries, as each bird hopped from berry to berry picking off small spiders. Large machines that look like paddle wheels as are run through flooded cranberry bogs, and used to dislodge the berries from the vines. But it was only designed to work from April 15 to the end of October. New cranberry beds are typically planted between March and May, and require about 3 years to reach full production potential, reaching their peak after 4 to 6 years. 1 1/2 c. water. So, like the spiders, I’m currently standing in the middle of a wet harvest, just trying to keep up. These bogs are impermeable--specifically created with layers of various growing mediums--so flooding them is not difficult. The cranberry harvest season begins around Labor Day and usually runs into the middle of November. Around 1694, German and Dutch colonists in New England used the word, cranberry, to represent the expanding flower, stem, calyx, and petals resembling the neck, head, and bill of a crane. I quickly learn it’s a lengthy and laborious process that yields a gorgeous but minimal amount of fruit. This is especially true around the holidays (though some do go into cosmos too). Begin by filling the sink with cold water, and then dump in the bags of cranberries. Before I can answer, Cas follows up with "How do you like the spiders? Something's holding me back, though, as I try to convince myself that the next-level amount of baby wolf spiders -- in the bog, on the berries, crawling up our waders into our hair -- isn't freaking me out. When the bogs are flooded, the spiders float to the surface and run across the tops of the berries to stay dry. Now that we’ve loosened the berries, it’s time to corral them together to be sucked up onto the loading truck — and that’s where the spiders come in. Even now, as I stand knee-deep in spiders, cranberries, and the harvesting season, it starts to hit me how much labor and love goes into this tiny little fruit. Cranberries are grown in flooded bogs, with new growth of vines emerging in the Spring. So, when growers process the berries at a plant they use a bounce-board which is a separator. I’m not paying attention to all the action around me. All I want to do is fall backwards into the bog or do a cannonball into the "red sea." I don’t notice that the section of cranberries I’m in is shrinking, getting smaller and smaller. In fact, some cranberry bogs are more than 150 years old! The harvest begins a day before the farmer actually collects the berries as he pumps water into the cranberry fields. 9946 Spider Creek Ct Las Vegas, NV 89149 (Mar 2016) 3298 Unit 9100 Dpo, AA 34002 (Jul 2013) More . The Stauner’s harvest contributes to the state being the nation’s leading producer of cranberries, producing more than 60 … They are in the genus Vaccinium and sub-genus Oxycoccus. This is the Harvestman, also known as Daddy-longlegs. Their stems are somewhat woody (think of pine tree branches) and have small evergreen leaves. A cold season is required to chill the buds of the fruit into ripe berries before harvesting. I hop on a picker with Ben and we drive into the flooded bog, following a line of wooden stakes that Cas, who is in the picker ahead of us, has thrust in the water to guide us. They require sandy and peaty soil to survive, along with a growing season from April-November. For older students you can try cooking a recipe using cranberries and incorporate measurement skills and chemistry into the mix. So, in this light, much like the Turkey Snood post, we'll start this one with a short natural history of the cranberry and follow up with a  homemade cranberry sauce recipe that has been in our family for a long time. Specialties: Come in for breads , goodies & delicious sandwiches, salads & soups from open to close. And organic growers have few tools to fight these pests. Ben using the old-fashioned picker; Photo by Katherine Alex Beaven. It’s loud. While the berries are growing, budding, and flowering, the spiders make home in the vines, cleaning the vines of any insects. A Brown Harvestman, photographed by Michael Suttkus near his home in Florida, is shown at the right. In truth, I love it. Did you know that a cranberry is hollow inside? Common Cranberry Pests and Disease. Berries are then removed from the bogs by either bog vehicles or helicopters. Cranberries get their name from their flowers, which are dark pink, and look like the bill of a crane. Even using today’s mechanical dry pickers, which look a lot like large lawnmowers, dry picking only harvests about a third of the available crop. Cranberries might have one of the more spectacular-looking harvests of any food. Drinking cranberry juice can increase the amount of oxalate in urine by as much as 43%, which is a lot! So, from our family to yours: For younger students you can do cranberry math with the actual berries. Kidney stones are mostly made from oxalate combined with calcium, so if you drink too much cranberry juice you may be putting yourself at risk of kidney stones. Weeds, insects, and pathogenic fungi thrive in the boggy, wetland conditions needed to cultivate cranberries. Every October, cranberry bogs full of low-growing, fruit-bearing, woody vines are flooded with water. When to Pick Cranberries. Deep in the heart of cranberry country, John Stauner and his wife, Nora, own and operate James Lake Farms, an organic cranberry marsh in Oneida County, Wis. Fresh cranberries, the ones you buy in the produce aisle every fall, are harvested using the dry method. See recent posts by Katherine Alex Beaven. Originally craberries were called "craneberries." Of pine and possibly oak trees a harvest season that starts around mid-August ends! 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